Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 4 March 2024
The PGA Tour’s only Caribbean event welcomes a chasing pack of pros, hungry to impress in the absence of the game’s big guns. The Puerto Rico Open plays a supporting act this week to the PGA Tour’s Signature Event over in Orlando – The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The tournament, now in its 16th year, has historically run alongside a...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Monday 4 March 2024
The DP World Tour arrives at its final event of the International Swing as it remains in South Africa for the co-sanctioned Jonsson Workwear Open, at Glendower Golf Club The Jonsson Workwear Open marks the final event of the International Swing before we see the DP World Tour head off to Singapore to start the Asian Swing in two weeks. This...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 22 January 2024
The West Coast Swing continues on the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open, held at Torrey Pines across the North and South Course in San Diego, California Max Homa returns to the tournament as defending champion having fired in a final round 66 to beat fellow American Keegan Bradley by two shots last January. Homa started the fourth round of...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 4 March 2024
LIV Golf enters a new territory this week, visiting Hong Kong in China for the first time. LIV Golf heads to Hong Kong for the first time this week. It’s a good time for golf fans in China, with the DP World Tour due to visit in May for the Volvo China Open, which will be a European Tour event for...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 4 March 2024
18 of the world’s top 20 make up the limited Signature field in Orlando for one of the biggest events of the PGA Tour season. Arnold Palmer’s legacy lives on at the fourth of eight Signature Events on the PGA Tour’s reimagined 2024 calendar, where the best in the business aim for a statement win with Augusta looming. The 46th renewal of...
Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 6 March 2024
The winner of The Open at Royal Troon will be given a shorter exemption into the historic golf Major than previous winners, the R&A has revealed. Previously, the winner of the Claret Jug has been exempt until the age of 60, but from 2024 that will be reduced to 55. All past champions’ exemptions will remain unchanged. Tom Watson famously came agonizingly...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 15 January 2024
The PGA Tour heads to California for the American Express with a star-studded field, but the defending champion won’t be there. Jon Rahm shot 27-under-par on his way to a one-shot victory over Davis Thompson in 2023 but, having defected to LIV Golf for huge money in the off-season, the Spaniard is ineligible having been suspended by the PGA Tour. World No.1...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 15 January 2024
Rory McIlroy is favorite to win the Hero Dubai Desert Classic for a fourth time as the DP World Tour heads to Emirates Golf Club for the first elevated Rolex Series event of 2024. McIlroy returns to the tournament as defending champion having beaten Patrick Reed by one shot last January thanks to a dramatic birdie on the 72nd hole. It’s...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 8 March 2024
New and returning faces tee it up in round two of Netflix’s inside-the-ropes docuseries Full Swing, following another year of turbulence on the PGA Tour. Full Swing Season 2: Episode-by-Episode *This review contains spoilers. A little over a year on from Full Swing’s debut season, golf’s all-access answer to F1’s Drive To Survive has landed with another eight 45-minute episodes following the game’s...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 11 January 2024
The DP World Tour has confirmed that Keith Pelley is to leave his position as Chief Executive to return to his native Canada. Pelley has agreed to become the new CEO and President of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), which owns multiple Toronto-based sports franchises. They include NFL’s Maple Leafs, NBA’s Toronto Raptors, and MLS side Toronto FC. Guy Kinnings will...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 11 March 2024
Celebrating 50 years since Jack Nicklaus’ inaugural title, the PGA Tour’s finest target a statement win ahead of Major season. Players Championship 2024: Tee Times Historically dubbed ‘golf’s fifth Major’, The Players Championship has traditionally attracted a field as high in caliber as the four official Majors themselves. The landscape in 2024 is somewhat different, however, with its fractures now so deep thanks...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 11 March 2024
Cho Minn Thant used the Saudi millions to rebuild the Asian Tour. Now he wants to rival the global schedule on the DP World Tour with the help of LIV and an International Series that is setting up roots in the UK. Back when LIV Golf was still just a fantasy and the Asian Tour was trying to remain solvent during...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 10 January 2024
As the newly revamped 2024 season tees off, Today’s Golfer reflects on what it takes to succeed on tour and the metrics that matter most. Merger mayhem, mega money moves, ‘Capgate’ controversy, and the battle to bifurcate – 2023’s off-course antics proved more turbulent than ever before. “Golf is a mess”, puts Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston, as the PGA Tour’s reimagined calendar-year schedule...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 12 March 2024
Merger with the PIF is still on says PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan as he addresses the media for the first time in months at the Players Championship. The PGA Tour boss said he had met with Public Investment Fund (PIF) Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan recently and progress on the framework agreement continued to be made. “We have a shared vision to quiet...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 10 January 2024
After nine years as CEO of The R&A, Martin Slumbers has announced he is set to leave his post at the end of the year. The 63-year-old, who also serves as the Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, will oversee The 152nd Open at Royal Troon and the return of the Women’s Open to St Andrews, before...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 9 January 2024
Tiger Woods and Nike have ended their long-term partnership after 27 years, both parties have confirmed. Tiger announced that he was moving on to a new clothing sponsor in a statement posted on social media. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate enough to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,” read the statement. “The days since...
Written by Rob Jerram on Friday 15 March 2024
There was a record $25m purse up for grabs at the 50th Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, but how much money did Scottie Scheffler win for his successful title defense and how was the prize fund split? The eye-watering sums of money on offer in men’s professional golf remains one of the sport’s biggest talking points in 2024 and the PGA...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 8 January 2024
The first DP World Tour event of 2024 sees Rory McIlroy tee it up in the opening event of the International Swing – the inaugural Dubai Invitational. Jump to: Tee times | Leaderboard | Odds The four-time Major winner and reigning Race to Dubai winner sat out last week’s signature PGA Tour event The Sentry to headline the field at Dubai Creek...
Written by James Hogg on Monday 18 March 2024
The LPGA Tour returns to the US with a star-studded field set to battle it out at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship The LPGA Tour’s record-breaking season continues in the United States at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. With the first Major of the season less than a month away, a strong field is lining up this week in...
Written by Rob McGarr on Monday 18 March 2024
Everything you need to know about the Singapore Classic, including how to watch it live and my top picks to win. The DP World Tour begins its Asian Swing this week with the Porsche Singapore Classic. South Africa’s Ockert Strydom emerged victorious last year, finishing on 19-under to win by one shot. It’s not one of the DP World Tour’s showcase events,...